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Anthropology

1996

Selected Works

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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences

"The Tax-Man Cometh: The Impact Of Revenue Collection On Subsistence Strategies In Chitwan Tharu Society.", Arjun Guneratne Jun 1996

"The Tax-Man Cometh: The Impact Of Revenue Collection On Subsistence Strategies In Chitwan Tharu Society.", Arjun Guneratne

Arjun Guneratne

Studies of peasant societies have drawn attention to the control of land as a centrally important aspect of peasant subsistence. However, many households of Tharu peasants in Chitwan, Nepal, during the first half of this century, assured themselves of subsistence, even where land was readily available, by eschewing control of land to work as servants for landholding households. In effect, they were landless by choice. Because labor was scarce, they could negotiate favorable terms, and avoid the taxation and exploitation by revenue collectors (jimidars) to which landholding peasants were subject. The jimidar, usually himself a Tharu, was, as agent of …

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Nationalizing States In The Old 'New Europe' -- And The New, Rogers Brubaker Mar 1996

Nationalizing States In The Old 'New Europe' -- And The New, Rogers Brubaker

Rogers Brubaker

No abstract provided.

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Some Anthropological Observations On A War - The Conflict In Bosnia, Joel Halpern Mar 1996

Some Anthropological Observations On A War - The Conflict In Bosnia, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

Since I recently (in January and February) had a chance to spend something less than a month in the former Yugoslavia, particularly in the Bosnian city of Sarajevo and the Hercegovinianmain town of Mostar, I thought I might briefly share some of my observations with readers of Anthrowatch. My mini series will consist of this initial section focusing on description and the second part will involve an attempt to put these comments in some analytical perspective. Since my Columbia dissertation dealt with this area I have thus been involved with researching this area over some five decades , from the …

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Political Competition Among The Chaco Anasazi Of The American Southwest, John Kantner Feb 1996

Political Competition Among The Chaco Anasazi Of The American Southwest, John Kantner

John Kantner

An actor-based model of political competition is proposed to explain the development of Chaco Anasazi groups in the northern American Southwest. This model is derived from neo-Darwinian theory and the associated concept of methodological individualism, and focuses on the transition from societies dominated by egalitarian relationships to those exhibiting increasingly coercive leadership. The model especially emphasizes the role of the physical and social context for structuring individual decision-making and competitive behavior. A brief survey of the ethnographic record from around the world is employed to identify how political competition might appear in the archaeological record, with a specific focus on …

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Saudades Do Sertão, Pedro Paulo Gomes Pereira Jan 1996

Saudades Do Sertão, Pedro Paulo Gomes Pereira

Pedro Paulo Gomes Pereira

No abstract provided.

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The Strategic Provinces, Michael E. Smith Jan 1996

The Strategic Provinces, Michael E. Smith

Michael E Smith

No abstract provided.

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Playing With Power: Ballcourts And Political Ritual In Southern Mesoamerica, John Fox Jan 1996

Playing With Power: Ballcourts And Political Ritual In Southern Mesoamerica, John Fox

John Fox

Article exploring the use and ritual meaning of ancient ball courts found throughout Mesoamerica based on original archaeological excavations and additional historical and anthropological study.

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Household Patterns Of The Elderly And The Proximity Of Children In A Nineteenth-Century City, Verviers, Belgium, 1831–1846, George Alter, Lisa Cliggett, Alex Urbiel Jan 1996

Household Patterns Of The Elderly And The Proximity Of Children In A Nineteenth-Century City, Verviers, Belgium, 1831–1846, George Alter, Lisa Cliggett, Alex Urbiel

Lisa Cliggett

No abstract provided.

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Yodeling Of The Indiana Swiss Amish, Chad Thompson Dec 1995

Yodeling Of The Indiana Swiss Amish, Chad Thompson

Chad L Thompson Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

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Reversed Heroism And Heroic Perversion In Euripides' Medea, Katerina Zacharia Dec 1995

Reversed Heroism And Heroic Perversion In Euripides' Medea, Katerina Zacharia

Katerina Zacharia

No abstract provided.

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